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How do I setup a network license server?
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- Commercial customers may purchase floating (networked) licenses.
- Education customers are issued floating (networked) licenses.
- Install licenses to a machine that will be a central license server.
- Point the client machines to the license server.
- The license server program is called sesinetd and by default, TCP port 1715.
About your Houdini License Server:
- Refer to system requirements for the server operating system.
- Use a machine with a high uptime (not rebooted or turned off often).
- The license server may be a headless system (no graphics).
- A virtual machine (VM) may be used.
- Can host your license server in the cloud provided using a VPN and private addressing.
- Open the firewall ports.
- Ensure to select the License Server in the installer.
Setup the server and clients:
- Download Houdini onto the machine to be the license server.
- Install Houdini. Select the License Server component (sesinetd) from the installer.
- Launch the License Administrator (hkey) on the server to install licenses.
- Download and Install Houdini onto the client computers. License Server component not needed.
- Launch the License Administrator on the client machine and point to the license server.